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. Pilies Street
With a view of the Upper
Castle ever present, Pilies
is one of the city’s oldest
streets. It was once
Vilnius’s commercial
centre but today the
street is popular with
visitors hunting for
amberware and other
local products. Locator Map
See Street Finder Map pp250–51

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u Church of St Anne
B E R N A R D I N Ų G A T V Ė The flamboyant Gothic redbrick church fell
victim to Napoleon’s soldiers, who used it
as a barracks on their way to Moscow in
Š V . M Y K O L O G A T V Ė survived the turbulent centuries.
1812. Fortunately, the beautiful façade has

P I L I E S G AT V Ė

St John’s Church has a
U N I V E R S I T E T O

sweeping Baroque
façade.
Littera Bookshop
This charmingly decorated bookshop at the
eastern edge of the university’s Sarbievijaus
G A T V Ė
Courtyard also sells university souvenirs.

1. Vilnius University
Lithuania’s largest university, it occupies a
sizeable part of the Old Town. The university has
over 13 courtyards and multiple buildings.

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